This morning,
the sky dropped a feather on me:
one pearly gray blade from
the wing of a mourning dove.
It cut across the red sleave of
my sweater, and i thought of you
a sound;
you singing in
a distant room.
I know now, the spell
Rapunzel sang
unwittingly to snare
the prince.
Your morning voice
bright
the tangle of
your penny colored hair.
I know why men will always want
to give sharp women wings
and turn them into angels.
I know the height you sirens
drop your bladed feathers from.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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